IPE institutional market survey: Small and mid cap equities managers 2026

May/June 2026 (Magazine)

The assets invested by global manaers in small and mid-cap equities continue to grow, confirming the positive trends of the past few years.

The headline figure rose by nearly7% in this year’s IPE survey, and the small and mid-cap equity asets managed on behalf of European institutions grew even more in relative terms, adding 12% to €61.4bn. At a global level, BlackRock remains by far the largest manager of small and mid-cap assets, having recorded growth of over 10% in its AUM. However, Dimensional Fund Advisors, the quantitative manager that takes the second spot in our global ranking, saw its AUM rise by over 24% in this year’s survey.

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